CNN producer: 18 years after war, this trauma is still inside me

Eighteen years after the start of the Iraq War, CNN’s Arwa Damon returns to Baghdad to visit the people and places she’s met along the way.

Noof Assi felt like she lost her humanity growing up surrounded by so much death and destruction.

Meanwhile, CNN producer Mohammed Tawfeeq had to keep his work a secret as he watched his country fall apart.

Along with Arwa, they describe the memories and emotions this tragic anniversary holds.